Summer Moved On

"Summer Moved On" is a song by Norwegian band a-ha which became their first single in more than six years. The album Minor Earth Major Sky was released in the UK on 22 May 2000, having been released in much of Europe on 27 March. The song was originally hastily written after a-ha agreed to a one-time reunion at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998.

"Summer Moved On"
Single by a-ha
from the album Minor Earth Major Sky
B-side"Barely Hanging On"
Released22 May 2000
Format
Recorded1998–2000
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (Radio Edit)
  • 4:36 (Album Edit)
  • 6:00 (Remix)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Producer(s)Andreas "Boogieman" Herbig and Roland Spremberg
A-ha singles chronology
"Shapes That Go Together"
(1994)		 "Summer Moved On"
(2000)		 "Minor Earth Major Sky"
(2000)

The song became a number-one radio hit in much of Europe, including topping the chart in the band's native Norway, and the band has continued to record and perform together to significant international success, though that success has not extended to the United States, where their recent work has gone unreleased. The song sold 2,500,000 copies worldwide.

It was this song in which Morten Harket achieved the European record for the longest note held in a top 40 pop song; Harket sustains a chest voice note for 20.2 seconds (8 measures).[1]

Track listings

CD: WEA./8573 82331-2 Europe

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Album Edit) – 4:36
  2. "Barely Hanging On" (Album Version) – 3:51
  • It states that it features the "album version" of "Barely Hanging On", but this song has actually been remixed for the album.

CD: WEA./3984 29692-2 Europe

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Radio Edit) – 4:06
  2. "Summer Moved On" (Album Edit) – 4:36
  3. "Barely Hanging On" – 3:51
  4. "Summer Moved On" (Remix) – 6:00
  • It states that it features the "album version" of "Barely Hanging On", but this song has actually been remixed for the album.

CD: WEA./CDWP009 Promo Brazil

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Radio Version) – 4:06
  2. "Summer Moved On" (Album Version) – 4:

36

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Remix) – 6:00
  2. "Summer Moved On" (Remix Edit) – [unknown]
  • Track 1 is the same version as the "Radio Edit".
  • Track 2 is the same version as the "Album Edit".

CD: We Love Music./0602527682198 Germany

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Live) – 4:58
  2. "Scoundrel Days" (Live) – 4:20
  • Both tracks taken From the live DVD "Ending On A High Note – The Final Concert"

Charts

References
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